Ponte da Barca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɨ ðɐ ˈβaɾkɐ] ; lit. '"Bridge of the Boat"') is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,061,[1] in an area of 182.11 km2.[2]
Ponte da Barca | |
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| Coordinates: 41°48′N 8°24′W / 41.800°N 8.400°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alto Minho |
| District | Viana do Castelo |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Government | |
| • President | Augusto Manuel Dos Reis Marinho (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 182.11 km2 (70.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,061 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | S. Bartolomeu August 24 |
| Website | http://www.cmpb.pt/ |
The present Mayor is Augusto Manuel Dos Reis Marinho, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is August 24.
Climate
Ponte da Barca has a Mediterranean climate with oceanic/humid subtropical influences. It has warm to hot summers and mild, very wet winters.
| Climate data for Ponte da Barca, 1981-2021, altitude: 39 m (128 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 173.8 (6.84) | 140.1 (5.52) | 113.6 (4.47) | 145.0 (5.71) | 108.3 (4.26) | 50.0 (1.97) | 21.9 (0.86) | 33.3 (1.31) | 80.4 (3.17) | 191.5 (7.54) | 198.1 (7.80) | 227.1 (8.94) | 1,483.1 (58.39) |
| Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 17 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]
- Azias
- Boivães
- Bravães
- Britelo
- Crasto, Ruivos e Grovelas
- Cuide de Vila Verde
- Entre Ambos-os-Rios, Ermida e Germil
- Lavradas
- Lindoso
- Nogueira
- Oleiros
- Ponte da Barca, Vila Nova da Muía e Paço Vedro de Magalhães
- Sampriz
- Vade São Pedro
- Vade São Tomé
- Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador)
- Vila Chã (São João Baptista e Santiago)
Notable people
- João Uva (born 1980) a former rugby union footballer
- Adérito Esteves (born Sampriz, Ponte da Barca 1985) a Portuguese rugby union player.